Amosun faction’s inauguration, a deliberate sin – Osoba

June 6, 2014 by Samuel Awoyinfa

A former governor of Ogun State and national leader of All Progressives Congress, Olusegun Osoba has described the inauguration of the factional state executive loyal to the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun as a “deliberate sin.”

He said this while addressing his loyalists at an APC stakeholders forum held in his Ibara home in Abeokuta on Friday.

Osoba was reacting to the inauguration of the factional state executive loyal to Amosun sworn in by the Interim national chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande on Thursday in Abuja.

He said he had expressed his doubts about the elders committee which the national body mooted two weeks back, adding that his fears had been confirmed.

He said, “I said it last week that I don’t trust all these people in Abuja. They said they would send some elders but they did not.

“Let us face where we are going. Let us stand firm, and hold on to the truth. “Father forgive them, because this is a deliberate sin.”

Osoba advised his loyalists to remain calm, and should not be provoked, but should be prepared for the elections and exercise their voting right.

He said, “They have given their own judgement. God’s judgement is coming, and that is your vote.

“Those who cheated us, we have handed them over to God. Be firm and resolute, the fight is political.

“Some people said we should go to court and I said no, because this is not a judicially matter, it is a political war, we will meet on election day.

“If they are the one older than us or we are the one older than them, it will be settled on election day.”

Osoba who said the executive loyal to him had obeyed APC rules and guidelines by paying N18.8m for the positions they contested, added it was unfortunate they were the ones rejected.

He said, “You are the original contestants. You are the ones that paid N18.8m into the account of APC in Abuja.

“We are the state that complied fully with the APC guidelines. We have the teller numbers, date of payment, time of payment and location.
” After collecting the money they still did this to you. I did not support it, blessed be their judgement.”

He told them not to collect the money if the leadership decided to refund it.

Osoba, however, said those who thought that he would decamp to the Unity Party of Nigeria missed the point.

This is shameful.I can never trust tis APC people.thought they always wanted ‘change’.even their interim national leader is a scammer. Daddy Osoba I stand by you.

Des Ade

haha naija ha ha. When did osoba become your daddy ? haha

Actor

Shut your mouth. You are not from Ogun state and you are a PDP member. Wetin concern you.

naija man

if Osaba can not accept the governor as the party leader in the state,he´s free to leave the party and stop the noise.

Troy Nwora

Wow, hahahahahahahaha, what a joke of a party, you chaps have not saved yourselves and you want to save Nigeria, rubbish……

government

Did Osoba actually think the master-Tinubu will give him any space in the APC ?

Abiola

For somebody like Osoba to become boy to Tinubu its a same to dem

Actor

This chief Osoba is too arrogant. Why are you expecting the elders committee? afterall you said you have no regard for them. You and your supporters can cast your vote for LP/PDP , SDP, UPN or even PPN. Amosun of APC will defeat you all. I only pity your ignrant supporters.

Moyo John

@naijaman u obviously don’t understand the word loyalty. APC made the mistake of allowing strangers with different agendas join them n they av this to deal wv. So the governor is the party leader now like Jonathan is PDP party leader or Jacob Zuma is ANC party leader. Mehhn GTFOH!!! Talking bout Osoba shld leave the party for Amosun…